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Small Craft Advisory 308, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this small craft advisory at Apr 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 60 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2012, 4:00 AM AKDT (12:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2012, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 60 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
248 FZAK51 PAFC 271144 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON. A 979 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
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445 FZAK51 PAFC 271724 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 925 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 138 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON. A 979 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 925 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING W IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
891 FZAK51 PAFC 272141 AAB CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 140 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 UPDATED ZONE 140 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-280300- 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND DISSIPATE ALONG THE GULF COAST SAT AFTERNOON. A 979 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL WEAKEN TO 998 MB AS IT MOVES TO 120 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY SAT NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-280300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-280300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 FT BUILDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-280300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-280300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-280300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-280300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-280300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 925 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-280300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 140 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-280300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
935 FZAK51 PAFC 272338 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-281500- 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 250 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK WILL DISSIPATE BY SAT AFTERNOON SOUTH OF KODIAK. A 998 MB LOW 450 NM SOUTHWEST OF CHIGNIK SATURDAY MORNING WILL MOVE TO 75 NM EAST OF KODIAK BY SUN MORNING AND REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH SUN. $$ PKZ120-281500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-281500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-281500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 30 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-281500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-281500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO E 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ132-281500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-281500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-281500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ141-281500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT FRI APR 27 2012 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$
265 FZAK51 PAFC 281140 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-290300- 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 1000 MB LOW 90 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK AND A 993 MB LOW 390 NM SOUTH OF COLD BAY WILL MERGE INTO A SINGLE 998 MB LOW 150 NM SOUTH OF KODIAK CITY THIS EVENING. THIS LOW WILL THEN DRIFT NORTHEAST AND WEAKEN. $$ PKZ120-290300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-290300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-290300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-290300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-290300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. NE WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KT W OF THE BARREN ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ132-290300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ138-290300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ140-290300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ141-290300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
520 FZAK51 PAFC 282346 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-291500- 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 260 NM SOUTH OF SITKINAK ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 80 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND SUN AFTERNOON THEN MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON ISLAND AND WEAKEN TO 1000 MB MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-291500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT INCREASING TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ121-291500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED THROUGH THU...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-291500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 35 KT NEAR HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ129-291500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-291500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN. .SUN...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-291500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE EVENING. S OF DANGEROUS CAPE...SE WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN. .SUN THROUGH MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ138-291500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ140-291500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-291500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SAT APR 28 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE THROUGH WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
088 FZAK51 PAFC 291202 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT EXCEPT E 40 KT NEAR THE COAST E OF MONTAGUE ISLAND. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
139 FZAK51 PAFC 291820 AAA CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 UPDATED ZONE 120 121 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-300300- 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET...A 995 MB LOW 120 NM SOUTHEAST KODIAK CITY WILL WEAKEN TO 1000 MB 150 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON MORNING THEN REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY THROUGH TUE NIGHT. $$ PKZ120-300300- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ121-300300- RESURRECTION BAY 1010 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-300300- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-300300- PASSAGE CANAL 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...E WIND 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. HIGHER GUSTS NEAR WHITTIER. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ130-300300- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SE OF THE BARREN ISLANDS...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ132-300300- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ138-300300- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 1 FOOT BUILDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-300300- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-300300- KACHEMAK BAY 400 AM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TODAY...NE WIND INCREASING TO 20 KT THIS MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
132 FZAK51 PAFC 292355 CWFAER COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST UP TO 100 NM OUT INCLUDING KODIAK ISLAND AND COOK INLET. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ197-301500- 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE NORTH GULF COAST+KODIAK ISLAND WATERS+ COOK INLET... A 997 MB LOW 160 NM SOUTH OF MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE TO 170 NM SOUTH OF YAKUTAT MON AFTERNOON THEN BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO 1001 MB TUE AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ120-301500- CAPE SUCKLING TO GORE POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH MONDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT ALONG THE COAST EAST OF HINCHINBROOK ENTRANCE IN THE EVENING. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ121-301500- RESURRECTION BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. STRONGER WIND AND HIGHER SEAS S OF CAINES HEAD. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ125-301500- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ129-301500- PASSAGE CANAL 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...E WIND 10 KT BECOMING W BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .MON...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. $$ PKZ130-301500- BARREN ISLANDS AND KAMISHAK BAY WATERS 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ132-301500- SHUYAK ISLAND TO SITKINAK 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MONDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ138-301500- SHELIKOF STRAIT 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ140-301500- COOK INLET NORTH OF KAMISHAK BAY AND ENGLISH BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON...NW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ141-301500- KACHEMAK BAY 400 PM AKDT SUN APR 29 2012 .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING W 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 FT. .MON NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT, 12 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT THU APR 26 2012 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...THERE IS STILL A HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH A SHARP TROUGH OVER THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ALONG THE ALCAN BORDER DESCENDING INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA LIES BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND THE TROUGHS. THE PATTERN WILL SHIFT TOMORROW WITH THE RIDGE BREAKING DOWN AND THE LOWS WILL CONSOLIDATE LEAVING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER MOST OF MAINLAND ALASKA. AT THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED NORTHWEST OF THE STATE WITH INS INFLUENCE OVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND OF ALASKA. THERE IS A LOW SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE IT INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA THIS WEEKEND. .MODEL DISCUSSION...MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT OVERALL TODAY. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS OVER THE WEEKEND AS A TRIPLE POINT LOW DEVELOPS SOUTHWEST OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. THE SOLUTIONS AS TO HOW IT PROGRESSES VARY...WITH THE NAM AND GFS BEING FASTER THAN THE ECMWF SOLUTION. .SHORT TERM FORECAST...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BEING THE DOMINANT FORCE OVER MOST OF THE STATE TODAY THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE. THE ATMOSPHERE IS STABLE OVER THE ARE WITH THE ONLY AFTERNOON CONVECTION IN SOUTHERN ALASKA BEING IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE ARE SOME SHOWERS BUILDING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN BUT THEY SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED TO THAT AREA AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GROW INTO THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE ALEUTIANS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WEST OF DUTCH HARBOR IS BRINGING SOME RAIN. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE BUT THE FLOW WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEAST OVER THE ALEUTIANS TOMORROW AND THE FROM WILL RECEDE TO THE SOUTH...BRINGING THE PRECIPITATION WITH IT. .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE CHANGING WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING MORE CLOUDS TO THE MAINLAND PART OF THE STATE THIS WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. THERE MAY BE SOME AFTERNOON SHOWERS BUT WIDESPREAD RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. NEXT WEEK WILL SEE A COLD TROUGH ALOFT DESCEND OUT OF THE ARCTIC INTO THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE STATE. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW FAR SOUTH IT WILL REACH BUT IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO BRING TEMPERATURES DOWN FROM WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN THIS WEEK FOR MOST OF THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 170 172 175. FIRE WEATHER...RED FLAG WARNING 111. APR 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 27, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 27, 8:16 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFC | 13 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.